Volume is a pragmatic, comprehensive guide to evaluation and management of psychiatric problems in patients with epilepsy.

The authors critically analyze recent findings on the relationship between seizures and psychiatric disorders and offer practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Numerous case studies are included. This thoroughly updated edition includes new material on animal models of psychopathology in epilepsy, use of psychotropic drugs in epilepsy, use of antiepileptic drugs in psychiatry, neuroanatomic and neurobiologic bases of psychiatric disorders, neuropsychological evaluation in children with epilepsy, neuropsychological testing in epilepsy surgery candidates, and value and limitations of the forced normalization concept.

Platform:

OvidMD Ovid

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)

Product Type: Book

Author/Editor: Ettinger, Alan B.; Kanner, Andres M.

ISBN: 978-0-781-78591-4

Specialty:

Advanced Practice

Neurology

Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care/Family Medicine/General Practice

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Psychiatry

Psychology

Psychopharmacology

Language: English

Edition: 2nd Ed.

Pages: 544

Illustrations: 21

Year: 2006

Doody's Star Rating®:
Score: 88

Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment is included in the following Collections: